Modular and portable buildings

Tender description

This procurement is in connection with a project to construct and deploy up to 200 relocatable homes for the temporary accommodation of those in need of housing. The project is a pan-London venture promoted by the joint London Councils; LBTH is acting as the lead Procurement Authority on behalf of PLACE Ltd that has been formed for the purpose of managing this project. This contract is for the design and manufacture of 200 “moveable” units of a 75% 2 bedroom and 25% 3 bedroom split. Provision to extend the manufacturing contract either in terms of duration or the type of units which may be manufactured during the term or any extension is included within clear, precise and unequivocal review clauses / options in the contract to respond to the potential for follow-on funding for the scheme or changing demands. The nature and scope of the contract to build moveable temporary housing accommodation will remain however. This procurement is in connection with a project to construct and deploy up to 200 relocatable homes for the temporary accommodation of those in need of housing. The project is a pan-London venture promoted by the joint London Councils; LBTH is acting as the lead Procurement Authority on behalf of PLACE Ltd that has being formed for the purpose of managing this project. This contract is for the design and manufacture of 200 “moveable” units of a 75% 2 bedroom and 25% 3 bedroom split. Provision to extend the manufacturing contract either in terms of duration or the type of units which may be manufactured during the term or any extension is included within clear, precise and unequivocal review clauses / options in the contract to respond to the potential for follow-on funding for the scheme or changing demands. The nature and scope of the contract to build moveable temporary housing accommodation will remain however. PLACE (Pan-London Accommodation Collaborative Enterprise) is a collaborative programme being brought forward by London boroughs to deliver new temporary accommodation. PLACE will deliver new family-sized temporary accommodation by utilising the opportunities presented by precision manufactured construction methods on unutilised meanwhile sites — sites that have an identified future use, such as a transport project, that cannot be realised at the present time. The programme has been taken forward by the London Housing Directors’ Group, in collaboration with London Councils. This design and build contract seeks to deliver on the programme’s initial target of at least 200 new homes. The ambition is to increase this number by investing all surpluses and any subsequent grant funding into delivering more new homes. Please note Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender is 3 months from the date stated for receipt of FINAL tenders. This refers to Section IV.2.6). Further information can be obtained at the PLACE Design and Manufacture Procurement Launch Event held on 25th July 9:00 am at Tower Hamlets Council Chambers, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG. Register for the event at https://goo.gl/forms/BYW3HDnIbrsei4ih1 The event will be recorded and uploaded to www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/place